Intel and MSI Private Keys Leaked, Compromising Computer Security

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Intel is investigating the leak of alleged private keys used by the Intel Boot Guard security feature, which may impact its ability to block the installation of malicious UEFI firmware on MSI devices. The leaked source code contains the image signing private keys for 57 MSI products and Intel Boot Guard private keys for 116 MSI products. The leak may have caused Intel Boot Guard not to be effective on MSI devices using "11th Tiger Lake, 12th Adler Lake, and 13th Raptor Lake" CPUs.
- Intel investigating leak of Intel Boot Guard private keys after MSI breach BleepingComputer
- Intel Boot Guard private keys have reportedly leaked, compromising the security of many computers PC Gamer
- MSI Data Breach: Private Code Signing Keys Leaked on the Dark Web The Hacker News
- Hackers publish MSI private keys, enabling signed malware TechSpot
- Alert: MSI and Intel software keys are in the wild PCWorld
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